Tie-spacer



P. MCGUIRE.

TIE SPACER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, I919.

Patentad July 13, 1920..

Pl l Gu ire PHILLIP MCGUIRE, 0F STAPLES, MINNESOTA.

TIE-SPACER.

Application filed October 10, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILLIP MCGUIRE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Staples, in the county of Todd and State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Spacers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tools to be utilized inshifting and securing uniform spacing between the ties of railwaytracks.

The invention has for its object to provide a tool of this characterembodying such features of construction as permit the ties to be movedby a step by step process so as not to sacrifice the leverage exerted bythe fulscrum bar as the tie is advanced to the desired position.

Another object is the provision of a tie spacer including a two part tieengaging element constituting a fulcrum for the hand lever bar, whichmay be folded in compact form for convenience in transportation.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts which will be more fully describedin the following specification and set forth with particularity in theclaims appended hereto.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the invention applied to use.

Fig. 2 represents a fragmentary longitudinal sectional viewtherethrough.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numerals5 and 6 indicate the separable and foldable parts of the track engagingelement constituting a means for adjustably supporting the fulcrum bar7.

The part 5 of the tie engaging element consists of a pair of parallelspaced bars 8 provided at one terminal with bevels providing theanchoring points 9 for engagement in one of the sides of a tie adjacentthe one to be moved or properly spaced. The side members of the bars 8are rigidly maintained in parallel relation by the spacing rivets 12,while the lower edges of the side members adjacent their inner terminalsare adapted to engage the top of a fixed tie to assist in Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

Serial No. 329,749.

maintaining the tie engaging element in position.

The other part 6 of the tie engaging element is in the form of anelongated loop the relatively long parallel portions of which aremaintained in spaced relation by the rigid rivets or bolts 12.

A bolt 13 is fitted in registered apertures formed in the adjacentterminals of the tie engaging members 5 and 6 and a nut 14 is threadedupon the extremity of the bolt whereby the latter is prevented fromaccidental displacement.

A bolt 15 is positioned through apertures formed in the terminalportions of the side members of the part 5 and is slidably received inaccurate slots 16 formed in the terminal portions of the loop part 6.The slots 16 are arranged concentric with the pivot bolt 13 and owing totheir'utilization, it is possible to fold the parts 5 and 6 together inone direction. Relative movement of the sections in the oppositedirection, however, is limited due to engagement of the bolt 15 with theterminals of the slots 16.

In use, the part 5 of the tie engaging ele ment is placed upon a tie Awhich has already been set and secured adjacent to the tie B to bespaced, the part 6 extending across and resting upon the tie B and thepointed terminals 9 of the part 5 are engaged with an adjacent tie A.The pointed extremity of the lever bar 7 is subsequently insertedbetween two of the fulcrum rivets l2 and the bar is swung so as to causethe tie B to move in the proper direction. The movement of the tie B iscontinued by repeated oscillations of the hand lever 7 upon successivefulcrum rivets 12' until the tie has been advanced to the properposition with relation to the set tie A, which distance may be readilydetermined by reference to the uniformly spaced rivets 12 of the part 6.

"What I claim is:

1. A tie spacer comprising a pair of engaging members movable intoangular relation whereby one of said members may be engaged with a tie,and a plurality of fulcrum members carried by one of the tie engagingmembers.

2. A tie spacer comprising a pair of pivotally connected and fcldabletie engaging parts, means limiting the swinging movement of the parts inone direction, and a plurality of fulcrum members carried by one of theparts, adapted to engage a fulcrum bar.

3. A tie spacer comprising a pair of spaced sicle members, fulcrummembers connecting the side members adapted to engage 2 ful: v

crum bar, end a foldable tie engaging anchoring member carried by theside members. v r

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

PHILLIP MCGUIRE.

